Oct. 2
INDIA:
2 to be hanged for Hoshiarpur boy's murder
Punjab's Department of Prisons will execute the death penalty awarded to Vikram
Singh Walia and Jasvir Singh for the kidnap and murder of Hoshiarpur boy Abhi
Verma. Their plea for a lighter sentence was turned down by the Preside
Sept. 30
INDONESIA:
Death sentences a warning for drug offenders in West Jakarta
Indonesian President Joko Widodo's tough on drugs stance and his resolve to
push ahead with the execution of convicted drug smugglers is filtering down to
the courts.
The West Jakarta District Court is l
Sept. 30
GHANA:
Rationalising Lucas Agboyie's libido propelled act?
"Therefore, if any man is dangerous to the community and is subverting it by
some sin, the treatment to be commended is his execution in order to preserve
the common good ... therefore, to kill a man who retains his na
Sept. 29
AUSTRALIA/PAKISTAN:
Australian Government urged to intervene on behalf of Asia Bibi
Government of Australia implored to intervene on behalf of Asia Bibi, a
Pakistani Christian woman on death row. Her appeal case is scheduled to be
heard by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Octo
Sept. 29
CHINA:
Death penalty upheld for bus arsonist
The Higher People's Court of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on
Wednesday rejected the appeal of an arsonist who was sentenced to death by
Yinchuan Municipal Intermediate People's Court on July 3.
The court upheld
Sept. 28
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Pakistani brothers in Dubai get death penalty for murder
2 Pakistani brothers were sentenced to death on Wednesday as the Court of First
Instance convicted them of the premeditated murder of their brother-in-law for
marrying their sister without their fam
Sept. 28
IRAN:
U.S. Congress Resolution Condemns Iran Regime's Mass Executions
An article in the Huffington Post has highlighted a new resolution in the
United States Congress on the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran.
Dr. Majid Rafizadeh, President of the International Ame
Sept. 27
SUDAN:
Trial Adjourned Of Christian Pastors Facing Death Penalty In Sudan
Pastors Kuwa Shamal and Hassan Taour are among 4 Christians facing the
death penalty for claims that Christians are persecuted in Sudan.
The "spying" trial of pastors in Sudan has been adjourned until
Sept. 27
IRANmass execution
Mass Execution: 17 Prisoners Hanged at Vakilabad Prison
17 prisoners sentenced to death on drug related charges were reportedly hanged
at Mashhad's Vakilabad Prison (Razavi Khorasan province, northwestern Iran) on
Sunday September 11, 2016.
"There ar
Sept. 26
SAUDI ARABIAexecution
Saudi Arabia executes Ethiopian maid
Saudi authorities on Monday executed an Ethiopian housemaid convicted of
killing the child of her employer more than 3 years ago, the Interior Ministry
said.
The ministry noted in a statement that the execution
Sept. 26
IRANexecutions
4 Prisoners Executed on Drug Charges
4 prisoners on death row for drug related offenses were reportedly executed at
Tabriz Central Prison early morning on Saturday September 24.
According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, the names of the prisoners
Sept. 25
ZIMBABWE:
Death Penalty Violates Human Rights
Capital punishment has been a contentious issue in Zimbabwe for many years.
While the new Constitution must be hailed for giving reprieve to women and men
aged under 21 or over 70 years of age at the time of committing the crim
Sept. 24
INDIA:
SC sets free death row convict
A death row convict was today set free by the Supreme Court saying the
prosecution has not proved the charge against him of murdering his wife and
five daughters on the basis of evidence on record.
\Justices Ranjan Gogoi and U U Lalit ac
Sept. 23
CANADA:
Feb. 3, 1953: Last hanging at Hamilton's Barton Jail Harry Lee, last man
to hang in Hamilton, was convicted of murdering Mary Rosenblatt.
The last person sentenced to the death penalty in Hamilton and hanged at the
Barton Jail was a man named Harry Lee, a synago
Sept. 22
JAPAN:
Lawyers to campaign for abolition of capital punishment in Japan
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations will launch a campaign next month for
the abolition of capital punishment, arguing that even the worst offenders
stand a chance of reintegration in society.
It w
Sept. 21
TOGO:
Statement by the Spokesperson on Togo's accession to the Second Optional
Protocol to the ICCPR aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
Togo's official accession to the 1989 Second Optional Protocol to the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the
Sept. 20
SUDAN:
Christian pastors face death penalty if convicted in Sudan
Last December, 2 evangelical pastors from the Church of Christ in Sudan were
taken from their churches and thrown into jail. Last month, the Rev.
Abdulraheem Kodi and the Rev. Kuwa Shamal Abu Zumam were charged
Sept. 20
IRAN:
"Hands Off Cain" urges Italy to raise the issue of death penalty in Iran at UN
Human Rights Council in Geneva
In an open letter to Italian Foreign Minister on September 14, the "Hands Off
Cain" community has asked Paolo Gentiloni to raise the issue of death penalty
in
Sept. 19
PAKISTAN:
Supreme Court delays hanging of mentally-ill man
Supreme Court on Monday delayed for 1 week the execution of a man who had been
declared insane by government doctors, after rights groups urged the government
to halt the hanging.
"A mentally ill prisoner who was due
Sept. 19
PAKISTAN:
Mentally ill death row inmate Imdad Ali to be executed tomorrow
Pakistan must not hang a mentally ill man suffering from paranoid
schizophrenia, a rights group said, after a court issued a warrant for his
execution next week.
Death row prisoner, Imdad Ali, who is a
Sept. 19
EUROPEAN UNION/PHILIPPINES:
EU joins call for halt to killings in drug war
The European Union has joined the global call on the Philippine government to
"put an end to the current wave of extrajudicial executions and killings" of
drug suspects.
Alarmed at the rising death to
Sept. 18
INDIA:
Left goes against its grain, wants noose for killer
A day after the Supreme Court commuted the death penalty of Govindachami, the
sole convict in the Soumya murder case, the Left in Kerala has found itself
caught in an ideological war of its own making.
On one hand,
Sept. 17
SIERRA LEONE:
Sierra Leone to reintroduce death penalty as violent crimes spike
Sierra Leone's Minister of Internal Affairs has said the government would start
implementing the death penalty to crack down on recent increase in gang-related
killings in the country.
"We will k
Sept. 16
PAKISTAN:
Rights group urges Pakistan not to hang mentally ill man
Pakistan must not hang a mentally ill man suffering from paranoid
schizophrenia, a rights group said today, after a court issued a warrant for
his execution next week.
Death row prisoner, Imdad Ali, who is ar
Sept. 16
MALAYSIA:
South African engineer faces death
A South African electrical engineer found behaving suspiciously at the airport
and later allegedly excreted capsules containing cocaine at the Penang
Hospital, has been charged with drug trafficking.
Brits Shaun, 30, was indicted
Sept. 15
INDIA:
Soumya murder: SC scraps Govindachamy's death penalty
The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside death sentence given to convict
Govindachamy in Soumya murder case.
The apex court, however, held him guilty of rape.Soumya, an employee of a
shopping mall in Kochi, was raped
Sept. 15
UNITED KINGDOM:
Priti Patel finally changes her mind on the death penalty
5 years ago Priti Patel was a strong supporter of the death penalty, arguing on
TV that it would "act as a deterrent". Even if innocent people were killed.
More recently, the Tory MP has wriggled out o
Sept. 14
PHILIPPINES:
VP, Senators appeal to save Mary Jane Veloso
VICE President Leni Robredo on Wednesday appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte
to exhaust all available remedies and steps to save Filipina drug convict Mary
Jane Veloso from Indonesian death row.
"Mary Jane's case i
Sept. 14
ZIMBABWE:
Death penalty challenged
People's Democratic Party leader and lawyer Tendai Biti is challenging the
constitutionality of capital punishment several months after he appeared before
the same court arguing for sentences of death row inmates to be commuted to
life in
Sept. 13
ETHIOPIA:
UN Human Rights Chief 'Deeply Concerned' Over Ethiopia Abuses
The UN's human rights chief has used a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council
to criticise Ethiopia for a recent crackdown on opposition which has included
the kidnapping and sentencing to death of a Bri
Sept. 13
JAPAN:
Death sentence upheld for killer of 5 in rural Japan
The Hiroshima High Court on Tuesday upheld the death penalty for a 66-year-old
man convicted of killing 5 neighbors and setting fire to 2 of their homes in a
remote community in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 2013.
In Jul
Sept. 12
PHILIPPINES:
Congress pressed on death penalty
Amid criticism of his administration's ruthless anti-drug campaign, President
Duterte pressed Congress yesterday to restore the death penalty "to instill
fear of violating the law."
Duterte lamented that previous leaders lacked
Sept. 12
CHINA:
Death penalty used on very small number of criminals: ChinaHuman rights
groups say death sentences are often issued after unfair trials and that too
much weight is given to confessions that are often obtained through torture.
China, which is believed to execute mor
Sept. 11
IRAN:
Request from UN to prosecute Iran regime for 1988 massacre
A number of families of the prisoners executed in 1988 massacre have sent a
letter to Mr. Ahmad Shahid (Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights
in Iran) asking him to get involved in regime's horrific
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Sept. 8
JAPAN:
Final appeal relating to Tokyo subway sarin attack dismissed by Japan's High
Court
It has been 21 years since 5 men released the deadly nerve age
Sept. 8
IRAN:
Christian executed in Iran spoke of meeting Jesus before his death
The moving last words of a man executed in prison in Iran a few days ago were
of his profound faith in Jesus Christ.
The brother of Alireza Asadi, 1 of 12 people executed near Tehran at the end of
Augus
Sept. 7
TURKEY:
Minister: No talks on death penalty in Turkish parliament
Reinstating the death penalty in Turkey hasn't been put up for consideration by
the country's parliament, the TRT Haber news channel quoted Turkey's Minister
for the EU Affairs Omer Celik as saying Sept.7.
Th
Sept. 7
UNITED KINGDOM/ETHIOPIA:
Government sued by daughter of man on Ethiopia's death row
The 9-year-old daughter of a British activist facing execution in Ethiopia is
suing the British government for failing to press for her father's
release.Menabe Tsege's case against the Foreign
Sept. 6
CYPRUS:
Constitutional changes over death penalty part of House shake-up
Plenary sessions of the parliament will be moved from Thursday afternoons to
Friday mornings, House president Demetris Syllouris announced on Monday after a
meeting with party leaders.
Syllouris said Mo
Sept. 5
INDIA:
Jigisha: HC issues production warrant to death row convicts
HC today issued production warrants to two death row convicts in the 2009
Jigisha Ghosh murder case on trial court reference for confirmation of capital
punishment given to them.
A bench of justices Gita Mit
Sept. 4
GHANA:
Amnesty International quotes 137 inmates on death rowMr Lawrence Amesu, the
Director of Amnesty International Ghana, said a lot had been achieved towards
ensuring that Ghana gained the status as abolitionist in practice.
He said Ghana had not executed anyone over the
Sept. 3
TURKEY:
Turkish Parliament Has No Immediate Plans to Reintroduce Death Penalty
Turkey's National Assembly, its unicameral parliament, has no immediate plans
to reintroduce capital punishment, Turkish Minister for EU Affairs Omer Celik
said Saturday.
In July, President Recep
Sept. 2
BANGLADESH:
Bangladesh death-row Islamist tycoon set to hang
A wealthy tycoon who was a chief financier for Bangladesh's largest Islamist
party refused Friday to seek presidential clemency against his death sentence,
an official said, paving the way for his imminent execution by
Sept. 2
GHANA:
Ghana Has 137 Death Row Inmates - Amnesty International
Mr Lawrence Amesu, the Director of Amnesty International Ghana, said a lot had
been achieved towards ensuring that Ghana gained the status as abolitionist in
practice.
He said Ghana had not executed anyone over th
Sept. 1
INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES:
Death Penalty Hangs Over Duterte's Indonesia VisitThe case of Mary Jane
Veloso puts the Philippine president in an awkward position.
Recent weeks have seen speculation regarding the specifics of Philippine
President Rodrigo Duterte's 1st visit abroad
Sept. 1
GLOBAL:
Mapped: The 58 countries that still have the death penalty
ur recent round-up of interesting facts about Belarus - published to coincide
with the 25th anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union - unearthed
some remarkable things. The country is the booziest on
Aug. 31
CHINA:
3 Pinoys in China death row
At least 3 Filipinos are awaiting their death execution in China over
drug-related offenses, Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. said
yesterday.
At yesterday's House Committee on Appropriations briefing on the DFA's proposed
P16.63
Aug. 30
NORTH KOREAexecutions
Kim Jong-un reportedly orders 2 officials to be executed by anti-aircraft
guns1 challenged Kim's leadership while the other dozed off in a meeting.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the executions of 2 senior officials
with an anti-aircraf
Aug. 29
IRANexecutions
Iran regime mass executes 30 prisoners in 3 days
The mullahs' regime has stepped up a spate of mass executions in recent days,
hanging at least 18 people last Thursday alone.
On Thursday, August 25, 7 prisoners, including a woman, were executed en masse
in
Aug. 28
IRAN:
UN rights expert urges Iran to halt execution of 12 drug offenders
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed
Shaheed, on Friday urged Iran to halt the execution of Alireza Madadpour and 11
other individuals convicted on drug related offe
Aug. 27
IRAN:
Death penalty failing to deter drug trafficking in Iran -official
The death penalty has failed to reduce drug trafficking in Iran, a senior
Iranian judiciary official said on Saturday shortly before the scheduled
execution of 12 people for narcotics-related offences.
H
Aug. 26
INDIA:
Jigisha Ghosh murder case: Court awards death penalty to accused Ravi Kapoor
A court here in New Delhi on Friday convicted Ravi Kapoor, awarded death
penalty in IT executive Jigisha Ghosh's murder case, in another murder case of
a taxi driver in January 2009.
Addition
Aug. 26
ST KITTS and NEVIS:
Operation Rescue's Caines All For Hanging
Operation Rescue's Richard Caines is supporting the government's position on
hanging convicted murderers.
Prime Minister Timothy Harris has indicated that his administration favours
implementing the death penalty.
August 25
IRAN:
Iran's executions continue as West prioritizes nuclear deal
Earlier this month Iran executed at least two dozen political prisoners on
various charges of activities against the regime or membership in extremist
groups. Though there was nothing new either with the charges
Aug. 24
IRANexecutions
2 Prisoners Executed in Southern Iran
A prisoner on death row for drug related charges was reportedly hanged at
Sirjan Prison (Kerman province, southcentral Iran), and 1 prisoner was
reportedly hanged at Bandar Abbas Prison (Hormozgan province, southern Iran)
Aug. 23
CHINA:
Organ harvesting rumors "insult" to transplant professionals: Chinese expert
Wild speculation that 100,000 transplants were performed per year using organs
from executed prisoners is an insult to the intelligence of transplant
professionals and to the sacrifice of the
Aug. 22
BANGLADESH:
Mir Quasem's review plea hearing Wednesday
The Supreme Court is set to hear on Wednesday a petition filed by condemned war
criminal Mir Quasem Ali seeking review of its earlier verdict upholding his
death penalty for crimes against humanity during the Liberation
Aug. 22
BANGLADESH:
Son gets death penalty, mother life term in murder case
As a sequel to previous land dispute, bank official was murdered by his
neighbours in his house at Chandanaish upazila on June 10, 2005.
A Chittagong court on Monday has sentenced a man to death and his mothe
Aug. 21
IRAQexecutions
Iraq hangs 36 over 2014 massacre of army recruits
Iraq on Sunday hanged 36 men convicted over the 2014 massacre by the Islamic
State and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits, officials said.
They had be en found guilty of involvement in the "Sp
Aug. 20
IRANexecutions
Northern Iran: 2 Prisoners Hanged on Drug Charges
On Sunday August 14 2 prisoners were reportedly hanged in northern Iran, one at
Gorgan Central Prison (Golestan province) and the other at Salmas Prison (West
Azerbaijan province).
According to a report by
Aug. 20
SINGAPORE:
85 suspected drug offenders caught in latest CNB operation
A 4-day drug bust by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), which ended on Friday
(Aug 19) morning, resulted in the arrests of 85 suspected drug offenders.
Around 196g of heroin, 47g of 'Ice' and other suspecte
Aug. 19
CANADA:
5 reasons to fear that the death penalty isn't, well, dead
Here in Canada, the death penalty was abolished by Parliament in July, 1976 -
exactly 40 years ago this summer. Then-Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's speech
helped push through the close vote, at a time when mo
Aug. 19
INDIA:
President Pranab Mukherjee rejects mercy petitions of 3 more death-row
convicts, taking his tally of rejections to 37
President Pranab Mukherjee rejected on August 7 mercy petitions from three
death-row convicts, Shabnam, Jasvir Singh and Vikram Singh. The information
Aug. 18
RUSSIA:
Russian Orthodox Church ex-spokesman: Enemies of the nation can be killed
Vsevolod Chaplin, former spokesman for the Russian Orthodox Church, has said in
an interview with a Moscow-based radio station that "enemies of the nation can
and should be killed."
In an inter
Aug. 17
PAKISTAN:
COAS confirms death sentence to 11 hardcore terrorists
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday confirmed death
sentences awarded to another 11 hardcore terrorists.
According to the ISPR, those who have been awarded death penalty were found
Aug. 17
MALAYSIA:
Pain for mom of drug mule son on death row
As a young South African woman prepares for her 1st court appearance in
Thailand for drug trafficking, a mother, whose son faces the death penalty in
Malaysia for the same crime, has appealed to parents to warn their childre
Aug. 16
TURKEY:
Turkey PM steps back from calls for death penalty
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Tuesday (Aug 16) a fair trial
would represent a harsher punishment for suspected coup plotters than the death
penalty - an apparent step back from threats to re-introduce c
Aug. 15
VIETNAM:
Large drug hauls seized in Vietnam
Vietnamese police are cooperating with Lao counterpart to look for a Vietnamese
national who has been accused of sending nearly 10kg of cannabis to his wife
for reselling in Vietnam.
The case was detected on August 11 when police c
Aug. 15
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Accused in Obaida's murder case sentenced to death The bench also ruled
that 48-year-old Jordanian defendant, Nidal Abdullah, should pay Dh 21,000 in
civil damages.
The court bench, looking into the case in which a man is accused of kidnapping
and ki
Aug. 14
IRAQ:
Iraq ratifies death penalty for convicts in Speicher massacreLast week, an
Iraqi court sentenced 36 people to death in connection with the mass killings
Iraqi President Fuad Masum on Sunday ratified the death sentences of 36 people
in connection with the 2014 mass k
Aug. 14
SAUDI ARABIA:
Import kolanut, get death sentence - Saudi govt tells pilgrims
The Saudi Arabia authority has slammed a death penalty for any pilgrim who
travels to the holy land with kolanuts, hard drugs and other contraband.
Hence, the Lagos State government yesterday warned in
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INDONESIA:
Indonesia will not abolish death penalty, Wiranto says
Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto has
stressed that the government would not consider abolishing the death penalty,
and t
Aug. 2
TURKEY:
A step back from the death penaltyTentatively, cautiously, we can say that
Turkey is dropping talk of reinstating capital punishment
There are very few aspects of the 15 July coup attempt in Turkey that did not
cause alarm abroad, but one that resonated more than m
Aug. 1
SCOTLAND/PAKISTAN:
Scottish lawyer fight for the rights of the innocents on death row in Pakistan
Becoming interested in Pakistan as a student, lawyer Isabel Buchanan moved to
the country those condemned to death row.
When Isabel Buchanan was a student in Glasgow, she had a pas
Aug. 1
UNITED KINGDOM/SAUDI ARABIA:
Ministers urged to correct claims over Saudi juveniles executions
International human rights organization Reprieve is urging the UK Government to
correct inaccurate statements it has made about three juveniles facing
beheading in Saudi Arabia.
Ali
July 31
UNITED NATIONS:
UN chief bucks capital punishment
The United Nations human rights chief is opposing the imposition of capital
punishment in all circumstances, saying death penalty is "not an effective
deterrent" to crime and does not protect people from drug abuse.
UN High Co
July 30
CHINA:
Corruption and the Death Penalty in China
On Monday, July 4, 2016, Ling Jihua was sentenced to life imprisonment by the
No. 1 Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin after a closed-door trial. He was
convicted of taking bribes, illegally obtaining state secrets and for
July 29
INDONESIA:
After executions, Indonesia says it will review death penaltyThe
government's statement comes just hours after it executed 4 drug convicts
including 3 foreigners
It looks as if international and local pressure on the Indonesian government to
abolish the death p
July 29
INDIA:
Govt not in favour of abolishing death penalty: Kiren Rijiju
Government today said in Rajya Sabha that it is "not in favour" of abolishing
the capital punishment considering the "prevailing circumstances" in the
country.
"The prevailing circumstances in which we are li
July 28
INDONESIAexecutions
Indonesia executes 4 drug traffickers
The Indonesian government on Friday said it had executed 4 drug traffickers,
giving a reprieve of uncertain duration to 10 others it had said would also be
put to death.
Deputy Attorney-General Noor Rachmad said 1
July 28
INDONESIAimpending executions
Jokowi called on to stop imminent executions
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo should commute the death sentences of at least
14 people who face imminent executions for drug trafficking, the Human Rights
Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
The group
July 28
BOTSWANA:
Death row inmates make one last plea
2 convicted hit men on death row have made one last plea to the Court of Appeal
(CoA) bench in an attempt to have their lives spared. On Monday the duo, Daniel
Semi and Gaolatlhe Thusang, made a brief final appearance before the be
July 27
INDONESIA:
Injustice victims may be executed
Indonesia is running a serious risk of executing innocent persons if it insists
on going ahead with the executions of 14 death row convicts, expected on
Friday.
The convicts, who have received official notification letters of thei
July 27
PHILIPPINES:
Solons file 1st house bill seeking to restore death penalty
Members of the House of Representatives will deliberate on the re-imposition of
the death penalty on its 2nd day of regular session for the 17th Congress on
Tuesday.
House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and C
July 26
INDONESIA:
Indonesian woman appeals for clemency
A last-minute clemency appeal has been launched for an Indonesian woman
believed to be facing the firing squad in the country's next round of
executions, feared to be imminent.
The woman, known as MU or Merry Utami, was a poor w
July 25
INDIA:
Majority of 1st time offenders get death sentence - Survey report
Death Penalty India recently conducted a survey which revealed that 60% of the
criminals belong to uneducated poor families who have been given death
sentence.
There 241 criminals out of 385 who committed
July 24
PHILIPPINES:
Mistaken executions seen with death penalty revival
Owing to an error-prone judiciary, many convicts would be wrongfully executed
once Congress revives the death penalty, a pro-life lawmaker warned on Sunday.
"We're afraid the rate of wrongful executions could eve
July 23
IRAQ:
Stalled death sentences spur debate in Iraq
The Karrada blast, which killed about 300 Iraqis on July 3, brought attention
to the thorny issue of the convicted terrorists who have spent years on death
row awaiting execution. Amid popular discontent, the Iraqi government se
July 22
TURKEY:
Turkey rebuffs EU on death penalty, as Erdogan calls for 'new blood' in army
Turkey rebuffed the European Union on Friday over the death penalty, while
President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to restructure the military and give it "fresh
blood", signalling the scope of a shake-
July 22
SINGAPORE:
Geylang murder suspect is charged in death of coffeeshop helper
A 64-year-old man was charged on Friday (Jul 22) with the murder of 52-year-old
Goh Eng Thiam, who was found dead in Geylang 2 weeks ago.
Toh Sia Guan was accused of killing Goh between 7.30am and 8am
July 21
IRANexecutions
10 Prisoners Executed at Rajai Shahr Prison in 1 DayThe execution spree of
the Iranian authorities continues with 10 executions carried out on Wednesday
July 20 at Rajai Shahr Prison. About 38 executions have been reported in Iran
in the past week.
A gro
July 21
TURKEY:
Experts: Restoring death penalty in Turkey would be risky
Rights groups and legal experts said Wednesday that Turkey would be abandoning
international rights conventions, and reverting to relics of military
dictatorships if it reinstates the death penalty, which was abo
July 20
GLOBAL:
Death penalty executions at a 25 year high, Amnesty reports
The number of people executed around the world has reached a sobering new
record. New figures released by Amnesty International show a 50 % rise in
executions in 2015.
More than 1634 people were condemned to d
July 19
BANGLADESH:
3 get death penalty for 1971 war crimes
A special tribunal in Bangladesh has sentenced 3 members of a militia group to
death for their role in killings and other serious crimes committed during the
country's independence war against Pakistan 35 years ago.
5 other d
July 19
VIETNAM:
Court upholds death sentence for accomplice in Binh Phuoc massacre
The Supreme Court Monday rejected an appeal against the death sentence by a man
who, together with an accomplice, killed 6 members of a family in the southern
province of Binh Phuoc last year.
In
July 18
IRAN:
10 Prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison Scheduled for Execution
About 10 prisoners in Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison (Alborz Province, northern
Iran) were transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for their
executions scheduled for Wednesday July 20. According to close
July 18
IRANexecutions
16 prisoners including a woman hanged in 1 day, 2 in public 30 prisoners
executed in less than a week in cities across the country
In a new wave of executions, the Iranian regime executed 30 prisoners in
various cities from July 11 to 17. 16 were execu
July 18
TURKEY:
EU reminds Turkey it bound by treaty not to use death penalty
The European Union reminded Turkey on Monday that it is bound by its
commitments under the European Convention on Human Rights and as a member of
the Council of Europe not to reintroduce the death penalty.
July 17
EGYPT:
Egypt court hands death sentences to 6 Brotherhood members over 2013
violenceThe 9 Muslim Brotherhood members were sentenced in absentia meaning
that if they turn themselves into the authorities a retrial will be granted
A Cairo criminal court handed death and life
July 17
PAKISTAN:
Isabel Buchanan: 'In Pakistan, law was literally a matter of life and
death'The Scottish lawyer talks about her book recalling her time as a
23-year-old working on death-row cases in Pakistan
Pakistan has around 8,000 people on death row. What kinds of crimes ha
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